Community Rowing, Inc.

George Cuddy Reaches Portland!!

rachele — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:11:58 +0000

With 4,200 miles behind him, George Cuddy reached Portland (OR) on Wednesday, August 26 after rolling through destinations like Niagara Falls, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Grand Teton (WY), Yellowstone National Park, and Sun Valley (ID).

Thanks to the generous support of many families and friends associated with Community Rowing, George visited with various rowing organizations across America to help spread the word about CRI’s adaptive training and learn about other, similar programs.

Here’s an article about George’s adventure at the RAGBRAI in Iowa:

http://www.muscatinejournal.com/news/local/article_2efc7240-92c7-11df-bcc7-001cc4c03286.html

You can follow George’s ride on his blog at:

http://thexcrideforcri.us/site/Welcome.html

US Rowing Roundtable at CRI Sept 8th

bruce — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:10:45 +0000

Wednesday, September 8th, Glenn Merry, the CEO of US Rowing, will be at Community Rowing Inc. to talk about the NGB and host a roundtable discussion on the role of our National Governing Body in developing the sport.

COME ONE COME ALL! Refreshments and a great discussion on the future of our amazing sport!

CRI In the News! HOCR Adaptive Event Announced

bruce — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:56:09 +0000

Listen to our very own Jamie Hintlian and HOCR Fred Schock on Emily Rooney talking about the new Adaptive Event in the HOCR here:

http://www.wgbh.org/897/programDetail.cfm?programid=854

USParalympic Experience at CRI with New England Disabled Sports

rachele — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:27:12 +0000

20 New Adaptive Rowers arrived at CRI on Sunday morning, ready to take on the Charles River. New England Disabled Sports trailored down a variety of adapted bikes and hand-cycles from their perch on Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH (nedisabledsports.org/) to join in the fun. With 10 CRI Volunteers and Coaches, two eights and eight singles launched off the sculling dock. Emma Preuschl, USParalympic Silver Medalist, rowed in the eight to demonstrate the proper stroke. Emma and Pam Fernandez, a Gold Medal Cyclist from the 2000 Sydney games spoke at a lunch sponsored by the Boathouse Deli! Many thanks to USParalympics for sending out the Paralympians and to Rob and Glenn and the crew from New England Disabled Sports for their partnership and enthusiasm!

Limited Access: Sculling Pavilion

erica — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 19:12:52 +0000

On Tuesday August 17th there will be limited access to sculling boats from 4:00-8:00PM. A select number of singles will be available to row and located on the CRI trailer. If you are a PBO please make special arrangements for access to your boat with Ryan Banks.

CRI’s Adaptive Program in the Boston Globe

bruce — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 14:05:23 +0000

The Head of the Charles, working closely with the Community Rowing Adaptive Program, announced that they will include an adaptive event in the race for the first time this year. You can read all about it at:

http://www.boston.com/sports/outdoors/articles/2010/08/05/head_of_the_charles_adds_adaptive_event/

Newton Rowers In the News!

bruce — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:32:50 +0000

Click through for a GREAT article on CRI’ers racing well:

http://www.dailynewstribune.com/sports/local_sports/x2083433905/Newton-rowers-make-for-quite-a-talented-crew

Nice Mention of Rowing in the Globe Today by Alex Beam

bruce — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:24:09 +0000

Beam describes Gail Caldwell’s newly published memoir, and refers to rowing as the leitmotif underlying the story. Read more here, at the end of the column:

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2010/08/03/alex_beam_silences_the_death_knell_for_his_generation_1_prius/

New Boats! Usage Policy HERE!

bruce — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 22:40:32 +0000

CRI has some more new sculling boats! Last year, we introduced eight new Alden’s to the fleet, along with four sets of new blades. This year we have FOUR NEW SINGLES and FOUR NEW DOUBLES from Vespoli along with six sets of new blades that are either here now or on the way! VERY VERY EXCITING!

After wide ranging input from a broad cross section of the community, this is what the CRI Board learned through the discussion to date:

#1 - we should use the new boats as an opportunity not to change our standards - we already have the most rigorous Captain’s Test on the River - but to increase the communication bandwidth between scullers and people who maintain equipment

#2 - new rowing shells are for EVERYONE, competitive or not. The test to use the equipment isn’t speed, it is care and respect for the equipment.

To that end, we have a special requirement to row the new boats:

#1 - only people who are Captain’s Tested can use the new boats. One exception - if there are insufficient shells for Sculling 4, a coach may reserve them.

#2 - to use the new boats, your name must appear on a list maintained by Seth. To get your name on the list, you must talk with Seth and go through a refresher course on boat handling and procedures. You must also contribute $10 to the maintenance fund at CRI. Seth may waive the fee at his discretion.

HOCR 1x Registration Deadline: Aug 1st

eliza — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:29:54 +0000

REMINDER!

Head of the Charles singles entries are due by August 1st!

For more information, visit the HOCR website: http://www.hocr.org/competitors/onlineap.asp